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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) is an American sci-fi action movie inspired by the popular G.I. Joe toys. The film follows Duke, a skilled intel and infantry professional, as he leads the G.I. Joe Team on a rescue mission at the Korean Demilitarized Zone to retrieve a defector from North Korea. Later, they receive orders to carry out another task: stealing nuclear warheads from Pakistan after its President dies during a civil war. But their actions are deemed treacherous and cause an international incident, leading Zartan – still disguised as the U.S. President – to launch a deadly airstrike that takes out Duke and most of the other Joes. Luckily, ...

The Vow (2012), an American romantic drama film directed by Michael Sucsy and written by Abby Kohn, follows the story of Paige Collins and her husband Leo as they come out of a movie theater on a snowy evening. Despite the chilly weather, the couple is lost in their own world of love and affection. As they make their way home, Paige leans over to kiss Leo while they are stopped at a sign. However, their romantic moment is abruptly interrupted when a salt truck crashes into their car from behind. The impact of the accident sends Paige flying through the windshield. Both ...

No Strings Attached (2011) is an American romantic comedy film directed and co-produced by Ivan Reitman. Following their initial meeting at summer camp, Emma Kurtzman and Adam Franklin have a few chance encounters before drifting apart. Years later, they reconnect as individuals with their own respective careers – Emma as a doctor in Los Angeles and Adam as a production assistant on a musical television show. However, when Adam discovers that his father Alvin – a former star of a popular comedy series – has begun dating his ex-girlfriend Vanessa, he turns to alcohol and calls all of his female ...

The Tourist (2010), an American romantic thriller movie co-written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, follows the story of Elise Clifton-Ward, a British woman. As she walks through downtown Paris, she is trailed by French police working with Scotland Yard under the command of Inspector John Acheson. Acheson has tirelessly searched for Alexander Pearce, Elise’s boyfriend who owes £744 million in unpaid taxes. Pearce is also being pursued by Reginald Shaw, a mobster from whom he stole $2.3 billion and who wants revenge. In a Parisian café, Elise receives instructions from Pearce to board a train to ...

Leap Year (2010) is a romantic comedy that follows the journey of Boston real estate stager, Anna Brady. Frustrated by her boyfriend’s lack of a proposal after four years together, she decides to take matters into her own hands and travel to Dublin, where he’s attending a cardiology conference. However, due to bad weather, her plane is diverted to Cardiff and she must find another way to get to Ireland. She ends up in Dingle, a small seaside village, where she meets Declan O’Callaghan, the owner of the local pub. In need of money due to the threat of foreclosure on his pub, Declan agrees to drive her to Dublin for €500. During their journey, Anna ...

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) is a military science fiction action film based on the popular G.I. Joe toy line. Weapons expert James McCullen has developed a highly advanced weapon using nanotechnology called nanomites, designed to destroy metal and other materials, including tanks and entire cities. These destructive bots can only be stopped by activating the kill switch. McCullen’s company, M.A.R.S., sells four of these warheads to NATO forces, which are being delivered by American soldiers Duke and Ripcord. However, their mission is compromised when they are ambushed by the Baroness, who Duke recognizes as his former fiancée Ana Lewis. ...

Invictus (2009), a biographical sports film directed by Clint Eastwood, features Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon as its lead actors. This is the third time Eastwood and Freeman have collaborated on a film, following their work on Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004). Adapted from John Carlin’s book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and ...

The American science fiction action film, Star Trek (2009), was directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Serving as the 11th installment in the Star Trek franchise, it marks a reboot featuring a new cast portraying the main characters from the original television series. In the year 2233, while investigating a mysterious ‘lightning storm’ in space, the Federation starship USS Kelvin is unexpectedly attacked by a Romulan ship called Narada. The commanding officer of Narada, ...

Wanted (2008) is an American action thriller film helmed by Timur Bekmambetov, loosely based on the comic book miniseries written by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones. In the bustling city of Chicago, Wesley Gibson toils away in a mundane desk job under the tyranny of his boss. He struggles with panic attacks and relies on medication to keep them at bay. His abrasive girlfriend, Cathy, is unfaithful with his supposed best friend and colleague, Barry. Wesley’s world is turned upside down when a woman named Fox reveals that ...

The Happening (2008) is a science fiction thriller film written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan. In New York City’s Central Park, a series of suicides occur among the people. The cause is believed to be a bio-terrorist attack using an airborne neurotoxin, which quickly spreads throughout the Northeastern United States. High school science teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma are joined by Elliot’s mathematician colleague Julian and his daughter Jess on a train out of Philadelphia. As they journey, they discover that Boston and Philadelphia have also been affected. Their communication is cut ...

The teen supernatural thriller, The Invisible (2007), directed by David S. Goyer, hit theaters on April 27th of that year. This film is based on a Swedish young adult novel by Mats Wahl, which was previously made into another Swedish film with the same title. Nick Powell, a high school senior, has plans to skip his graduation and attend a writing program in London. However, his controlling mother Diane strongly disapproves and maintains an emotionally distant relationship with him. Pete Egan, Nick’s best friend, confides in him about being bullied by Annie Newton, a ...

The American crime film, The Lookout (2007), marks the directorial debut of Scott Frank. While driving with his lights off at night, high school sports star Chris Pratt crashes into a stalled combine on the road. Tragically, two of his passengers do not survive while he and his girlfriend Kelly are able to live through the accident. However, Chris is left with lasting mental impairments, including anterograde amnesia and anger management issues. In an effort to cope with these challenges, Chris attends classes to learn new skills and keeps a small notebook as a tool for remembering daily tasks. Despite having only ...

Eight Below (2006) is an American survival drama film, adapted from the 1983 Japanese film Antarctica. In January 1993, Jerry Shepard, a guide at a National Science Foundation Antarctic research base, agrees to take UCLA professor Dr. Davis McClaren to Mount Melbourne in search of a rare meteorite from Mercury. Due to poor ice conditions, they travel by dog sled. Despite successfully reaching the mountain, they are forced to return to base camp when a storm approaches. However, McClaren pleads for additional time and Shepard grants him half a day, which is just enough for McClaren to locate a fragment of the meteorite. On their way back to camp, McClaren ...

Reign of Fire (2002) is a post-apocalyptic science fantasy film directed by Rob Bowman. During one of his visits to a London Underground construction site, Quinn Abercromby witnesses the awakening of a massive dragon from its dormant state. Tragically, most of the workers are killed by its fiery breath, leaving Quinn as the sole survivor. His mother Karen, who was also working on the project, sacrifices her life to protect him. After emerging from the Underground, the dragon is soon joined by others and humanity finds itself on the brink of extinction. Despite numerous attempts by military forces to stop their spread ...

Dragonfly (2002), a supernatural thriller film directed by Tom Shadyac based on a story by Brandon Camp and Mike Thompson, follows the story of doctors Joe and Emily Darrow. While seven months pregnant, Emily travels to Venezuela to assist natives in the Amazon area but tragically dies in a bus accident. Despite her body never being found, Joe returns to work without taking time to grieve. One night, he is startled by his wife’s dragonfly paperweight rolling across the room – a reminder of her love for ...

The American sci-fi adventure film, Mission to Mars (2000), directed by Brian De Palma, tells the story of the Mars I mission. In 2020, the mission is launched with Luke Graham as its commander. Upon reaching Mars, the team stumbles upon a bright white formation in the Cydonia region. They believe it could be an extrusion from a subsurface geothermal column of water that could be beneficial for future human colonization efforts. The team alerts the Earth-orbiting World Space Station before going to investigate further. However, while exploring the formation, they hear a strange sound on their communications system. ...

Keeping the Faith (2000) is an American romantic comedy film written by Stuart Blumberg. In a New York City bar, a drunken Catholic priest named Brian Finn fills the bartender in on the ongoing love triangle involving himself, his best friend Jake Schram (a Jewish rabbi), and their childhood friend Anna Reilly. While Brian has been devoted to his calling as a priest since childhood, he shares his duties at the parish with an elderly priest named Father Havel. Jake, who has been inseparable from Brian since they were kids, is now the youngest rabbi at his synagogue and focuses heavily on his work to the disappointment of ...

The Sixth Sense (1999) is a psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Set in Philadelphia, the story follows child psychologist Malcolm Crowe, who is haunted by his past failure with a former patient named Vincent Grey. After breaking into Malcolm’s home, Vincent shoots Malcolm before taking his own life, leaving the psychologist grappling with guilt and regret. Months later, Malcolm embarks on a new case with nine-year-old Cole Sear, who reminds him of Vincent. Desperate to make amends for his previous shortcomings, Malcolm is determined to help Cole overcome his struggles and find ...